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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by xiphias2 on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:25PM (#29285053)
,,Also going to the gym is pretty easy, so if you know “the path to happiness” why not just take it?''

I'm doing it but I'm 40 and the gains are not the same...my girlfriend left me for a younger and much stronger guy (and no, just younger wasn't enough in itself). Also in the 90s whenever I asked a girl if she likes muscular guys, they usually answered ,,not that much''. They are much more open nowdays about what they want from a man than 20 years ago.

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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by SyzygistSix on Saturday November 20, 2021 @09:54AM (#29288585)
I got in fantastic shape and was less successful with women than before. Getting strong and fit is great, and I highly recommend it, but it really, really does not fix how we feel about ourselves.
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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by xiphias2 on Saturday November 20, 2021 @10:17AM (#29288801)
That's strange, for me it definitely helps
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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by victorhn on Friday November 19, 2021 @09:32PM (#29285078)
You are smart, seems to be well off financially and still relatively young, so the future should not look that bad, probably you can get a younger girl too.
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Re:Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what other ... by xiphias2 on Friday November 19, 2021 @10:09PM (#29285233)
Sure, I have a much better and easier life than at that time when I was depressed, I just wanted to point out that just because a person goes to IOI, it doesn't mean that he's happy. Also finding a person to have a family with hasn't become easier, so I guess I'll just keep up with serial monogamy.
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